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The Fishermen

Object type

Museum number

2010,7081.2407

Title (object)

The Fishermen

Description

A group gathered on rocks in the foreground, including a woman with her back to the viewer, who looks up at a man holding a fishing rod; others pull a boat into a cave under rocks surmounted by a castle, in the background to right.Mezzotint

Acquisition date

2010

Acquisition notes

Acquired with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the Friends of the British Museum, the Art Fund, Mrs Charles Wrightsman, the Michael Marks Charitable Trust, and numerous individual donors.

Department

Prints & Drawings

Registration number

A group gathered on rocks in the foreground, including a woman with her back to the viewer, who looks up at a man holding a fishing rod; others pull a boat into a cave under rocks surmounted by a castle, in the background to right. Mezzotint